GLUCOPHAGE (metformin) Use: Oral anti-diabetic drug Glucophage drugs round up the top 7 but the prescription rate of this drug is rapidly increasing. It makes up about 7% of the top prescribed medications. It is the first-line drug of choice for the treatment of type...

AZITHROMYCIN AND AMOXICILLIN Use: Antibiotic In combination, azithromycin and amoxicillin contribute towards a mind-blowing 17% of the top prescribed medications. Then we wonder why we have antibiotic resistance. On their own, each contributes about 8.5%. Azithromycin...

PRILOSEC (omeprazole/generic versions of nexium) Use: Antacid A proton pump inhibitor which constitutes just over 8% of the top prescribed medications. Omeprazole is one of the most widely prescribed drugs for reflux disease (GORD/GERD/LPR) and ulcers internationally...

Another POSSE Update: Everyone has a story and everyone gets punched in the face with life issues. In short Life Is Tough. And to quote the lyrics from a famous rapper “It’s a full time job not to kill a n***a! But in spite all of that, you can better deal...

SYNTHROID (levothyroxine sodium) Use: Hypothyroidism A synthetic form of the thyroid hormone thyroxine, generic Synthroid makes up more than 11% of the top prescribed medications. It’s used to treat hypothyroidism. The related drug dextrothyroxine (D-thyroxine) was...